“One of her earliest innovations involved cutting open the front of men’s sweaters and adding buttons or ribbon trim – thus giving rise to the precursor of the cardigan, which later became one of her staples. The origin of this idea had been simple: Coco disliked pulling men’s sweaters, with their tight neck openings, over her head and mussing her hair.”

“One of her earliest innovations involved cutting open the front of men’s sweaters and adding buttons or ribbon trim – thus giving rise to the precursor of the cardigan, which later became one of her staples. The origin of this idea had been simple: Coco disliked pulling men’s sweaters, with their tight neck openings, over her head and mussing her hair.”

— Rhonda K. Garelick